El Alamein | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Kiev to Khartoum with an intermediate stop in El Alamein, Egypt. While cruising by night, the crew informed ATC that he was short of fuel and attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located about 50 km east of El Alamein Airport. The aircraft belly landed, slid for few dozen metres and came to rest, broken in two. There was no fire. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is reported that the crew was forced to make an emergency landing due to fuel shortage, probably caused by strong headwinds all along the flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul near El Alamein

Date & Time: May 24, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.65 Consul

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G-AIOU

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Desert

Schedule:

Croydon – Cairo

MSN:

4355

YOM:

1946

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Enroute, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing in a desert area located about 26 km south of El Alamein. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L6661

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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El Alamein - El Alamein

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The crew departed El Alamein Airfield on a bombing mission over El Adem. While cruising at night along the Libyan coast, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea. No trace of the aircraft was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt George Bartle Smith, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Steele, observer,
Sgt George Aidan Sewell, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Bir el Gobi

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1491

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El Alamein - El Alamein

MSN:

8774

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1939

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The crew was engaged in a raid over Ain el Gazala when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel shortage. The airplane crash landed in a desert area located in Bir el Gobi. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Eric Garrard-Cole, pilot,
Sgt Walter Braithwaite Smith,
AC2 Edward Pearce Doolin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in El Alamein

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1537

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

El Alamein - El Alamein

MSN:

8820

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1939

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The pilot was completing a night training mission at El Alamein Airport. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard and lost its undercarriage. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
P/O E. Garrad-Cole.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in El Alamein

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1486

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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El Alamein - El Alamein

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8769

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1939

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The crew departed El Alamein Airport on a local night training exercice. On final approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O C. P. R. Collier,
LAC C. E. Thomas.

Probable cause:

Too low approach on part of the pilot.